Digital Humanities

Dec 12, 20227 min read

Podcast Review of "Now & Then"

Listen to the review here. Script: Hi there! And welcome to the very first episode of my podcast. I’m your host, Shannon Honl. Today I...

Nov 17, 20222 min read

Peer Review Needs "A-Changin'" with the Times

21st-century technology has ushered in profound changes to scholarship. Researchers and writers are wielding many digital tools across...

Nov 3, 20223 min read

How is historical scholarship defined? And what constitutes a scholarly production?

Most people think of scholarship in the form of books and articles. These publications serve as channels for historians to share their...

Oct 28, 20225 min read

Digital History Review

Mapping Modern Jewish Cultures. https://richbrew.org. Created and maintained by Shachar Pinsker in collaboration with the University of...

Oct 27, 20223 min read

What does it mean to do history at scale?

Historians can analyze their sources in many ways. For example, last week I blogged about spatial analysis. This week, I focus on how...

Oct 20, 20223 min read

What is the “spatial turn?”

To make a turn is to change course or direction. We usually think of doing these things through physical space – in a car, riding a bike,...

Oct 12, 20222 min read

Is there an art to (digital) storytelling?

There most certainly is. We all have encountered people who have a gift for gab or a way with prose. It’s enviable. My mother, Christine...

Oct 6, 20222 min read

Does digitization of historical data bring broader horizons or weaker sources?

Short Answer Yes. Both. Long Answer The digitization of historical data – like history in general – is not black or white, one or the...

Sep 25, 20222 min read

My First Digital Humanities Conference

Last week was the Fall 2022 Recovery and Community Conference hosted by the Digital Humanities Initiative at the University of Illinois...

Sep 14, 20222 min read

Liz Covart: An 18th Century Podcaster

Meet historian, early Americanist, and podcaster Liz Covart. Originally from Boston, Liz received an M.A. and Ph.D. in history from the...